Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls
Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
Canada Post has had big structural problems for a long time
Canada Post had problems five weeks ago, and will have the same problems—only bigger—in five weeks or months. I really don’t know what CUPW thinks it was going to accomplish with this strike.
The importance of internal polls
Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually done in secret.
Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province
No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that implies, or accuses a best friend of ripping them off.
‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears
While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of area burned since 1995.
‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’
Here’s a look at the current employment team under Minister Petitpas Taylor
Wyatt Westover is now press secretary to the employment minister, and Samantha Jerome was recently hired as a digital communications adviser.
Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations
After the next election, the new 343-member House will consist of 83 ridings classified as rural and 143 urban, with the majority a mix of the two—50 rural/urban and 67 urban/rural—according to Elections Canada. The redistribution of electoral boundaries, mandated every 10 years by Canada’s constitution, reflects population shifts and is managed by independent, non-partisan […]
Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join
‘If you don’t allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.
Waiting to exhale
While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset button.
